And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
And Saul commanded his servants, “Find me someone who plays well, and bring him to me.”
And Saul saith unto his servants, `Provide, I pray you, for me a man playing well--then ye have brought him in unto me.'
And Saul said to his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.
- Author
- Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy